Lady Apaches blank Heber SpringsPOTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Lady Apaches won their 19th game of the year with a 12-0 victory over the Heber Springs Lady Panthers. In the bottom of the second inning, Pottsville's Kira Harrell singled, moved to second on an error on a grounder by Haley Stanton. Jordan Wright tripled both home to give the Lady Apaches the only lead they'd need throughout the game. Aspen Campbell and Hailee Cain were both walked to load the bases, before Skylar ...

Lady Cyclones shock Conway 6-3CONWAY — The Russellville Lady Cyclones picked up their first 7A/6A-Central Conference win of the season with a 6-3 victory over the Conway Lady Wampus Cats on Monday. Senior pitcher Amanda Canada allowed 14 hits, three runs (two earned), walked one and struck out two. Conway stranded eight runners. The Lady Wampus Cats took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Conway and University of Arkansas commit Morgan Felts singled. From there, the La...

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Lamar breaks Atkins' conference streakLAMAR — The Atkins Lady Red Devils suffered their first 3A-2 Conference loss at the hands of the Lamar Lady Warriors on Thursday. Lamar added a run in the third and fifth inning to claim a 2-0 victory over the Lady Red Devils. Atkins stranded 12 runners across seven innings. "We just couldn't punch anything in," Lady Red Devils head coach Tracey Brown said. Alex Webb both hit and pitched well for Atkins, but it wasn't quite enough. Webb led th...

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CASA to hold 'Light the Night' glow runCASA of the 5th Judicial District wants to shine a light on child abuse and "Light the Night" with a glow run at 8:30 p.m. on May 22 at the Russellville Train Depot. Runners will congregate at the depot in luminescent bracelets, clothing, headgear and just about anything else one can imagine for a 5k that will run from the depot into Arkansas Tech University and back. "Originally, we wanted to do something for Child Abuse Awareness month, whic...

Lady Cyclones make strides against GreenwoodRussellville head softball coach Harley Sisson described this season as the "exact opposite" of how his team expected it to go. Before the first pitch was ever thrown there were two words on the mouth of every Lady Cyclones player and coach: "State Championship." Russellville wanted to be back where it was the past three seasons — in the mix for a state title. The Lady Cyclones won the Class 6A state title in 2013, were runners-up in 2012 and ...

Dardanelle powers past SubiacoSUBIACO — The Dardanelle Sand Lizards beat Subiaco Academy 8-2 in seven innings on Thursday after a five-run explosion in the second inning. Dardanelle scored in the second inning on an RBI double by Dusty Reynolds, an RBI double by Kristian Thompson, an RBI double by Parker Witt, an RBI single by Easton Carter and an RBI triple by Jared Dawson. The Sand Lizards went up seven runs after two innings and added their final run in the top of the f...

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Lady Lizards, Pottsville in three-way tie for 4A-4 titleCLINTON — The Dardanelle Lady Sand Lizards had one bad inning against the Clinton Lady Yellowjackets — and it was enough to leave with a 6-2 loss on Thursday. Dardanelle gave up six runs in the second inning, but held the Yellowjackets scoreless throughout the remainder of the game. They just weren't quite able to dig out of the second-inning hole. "We got two outs in the second inning," Lady Sand Lizards head coach Lyndsey Hill said. "Then we...

Wiedower accepts position at UALRRussellville head basketball coach Steve Wiedower told his players after practice the truth — he had recently accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR) under Joe Foley. "There was a lot of sadness," Wiedower admitted. "A lot of tears in that dressing room. You hate to see that, but I think they all understand that this is what is best for me and for my family. Russellville will find them a good co...

Dawson assembles coaching staffAfter the Russellville School Board hired Chad Harbison as an assistant football coach during Tuesday's meeting, first-year Cyclones head coach Billy Dawson had all the pieces in place to build his ideal coaching staff. Harbison, who was the head coach for the Harrison Golden Goblins in 2014, has coached at Rogers Heritage, Rogers and Siloam Springs. Harbison, along with J.D. Plumlee, makes the second Harrison coach to join the Cyclones footba...

Cyclones sail over Siloam SpringsSILOAM SPRINGS — The Russellville Cyclones stayed perfect against Class 6A schools with a 12-6 win over the Siloam Springs Panthers on Monday. Russellville is 5-10 on the season and 3-6 in the 7A/6A-Central Conference, but have swept all Class 6A opponents so far. Russellville led 11-0 in the top of the fourth inning. Siloam Springs scored three runs in the bottom, and the Cyclones added another in the sixth. The Panthers scored three more run...

Little Johns beat ParisPARIS — The Danville Little Johns defeated the Paris Eagles 15-9 on Monday. Danville scored nine runs in the first three innings and had a 9-0 lead with one out left in the fifth inning. Jamey Holbrook came in as relief pitcher and gave up six earned runs and two unearned runs to make it 9-8. Jake Madding, who got the win, returned to the mound in the sixth- and seventh innings and struck out five of the final six batters. Madding struck out 1...

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Dardanelle thumped by MorriltonMORRILTON — The Dardanelle Sand Lizards fell 10-4 to the Morrilton Devil Dogs on Monday. Two Morrilton players combined for eight hits and six RBIs against Dardanelle's pitching crew. Jared Dawson was charged with the loss and allowed seven runs in five innings, walked three and struck out five. The Devil Dogs went up 8-0 going into the sixth inning, when the Sand Lizards offense found some life. An RBI single by Easton Carter, an RBI single b...

Van Horn homers in Pirates' winDOVER — The Pirates and Bigelow Panthers lit up the scoreboard on Monday as they combined for 21 runs — with the Pirates coming out on top 13-8 in seven innings at J.P. Lovelady Park. Dover led 4-0 going into the third inning, but Bigelow scored three to pull within one run. Dover replied with six unanswered runs spread across two innings, before the Panthers scored three in the fifth. The Pirates answered with three and held Bigelow to two ru...

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A look back at RHS coach Goodman's careerRussellville head track coach and offensive line coach Charlie Goodman will retire at the end of the school year. Here is a look back at his career: Charlie Goodman was a senior at Arkansas Tech University (ATU) in 1972. Goodman was a four-year letterman between 1969-72 and started at offensive guard during Tech's 1971 NAIA runner-up team that went 12-1. Goodman was listed at 5-11 and 195 pounds in those days. Tech ran the wishbone offense and...

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Goodman to retire after 2015 track seasonRussellville head track coach and football offensive line coach Charlie Goodman has taught and coached within the Russellville School District for 41 years. After this season Goodman will hang up his whistle for the final time. "It's time," he told me in an interview on Friday morning. "It's just time. It's time that I go out before I get completely irrelevant." I wasn't sure what he meant by that — "Irrelevant." Anyone who has spent any time ...

Webb throws no hitter during Atkins' sweep over ParisPARIS — The Atkins Lady Red Devils swept the Paris Lady Eagles on Thursday in a doubleheader. Atkins senior pitcher Alex Webb threw a no-hitter in the first game to lead the Lady Red Devils to a 16-0 victory over Paris. Atkins won game two 11-1. Webb struck out seven batters and walked one during the first game. Atkins scored 15 runs in the first three innings. A ground-out by Sydney Webb during the first inning, an RBI single by Payton Harvil...

Dover breaks four-game conference skidDARDANELLE — Dover Pirates head coach Jason McGhee said he feels a "little bit" better after his team's 3-1 victory over the Dardanelle Sand Lizards. The win was the first 4A-4 Conference victory for the Pirates in four games. "We only made a couple of errors. We played pretty good. We put the ball in play a little bit better. I was encouraged by that. Baseball is funny, though. If you go down there and have fun, then a few things here and the...

Cyclones defeat Northside 8-6Any win is a good win, Russellville head baseball coach Matt Long said after the Cyclones defeated the Northside Grizzlies 8-6 on Thursday at M.J. Hickey Park. "It doesn't matter if it's against a 7A school or a 6A school," he said. "At this point in the schedule, with all the rain outs and the tough schedule — getting a win, period, is a morale boost." The Cyclones are 5-8 on the season and 2-4 in the 7A/6A-Central Conference — a record that ...

Apaches finish strong in Boot Game victoryFans got their money's worth at the fourth annual Boot Game between the Dardanelle Sand Lizards and the Pottsville Apaches — and that money went to a good cause. Pottsville scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the score at 3, and it took two extra innings to settle on a final score. The Apaches knocked in eight runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Dardanelle 11-4 on Saturday at Merritt Park. All proceeds from the ga...